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Top 11 Quotes for Upcoming Entrepreneurs

As an entrepreneur, you should possess high self-esteem, a risk-taking character, aggressiveness and above all average intelligence. Below are famous quotes from entrepreneurs to guide you through as you venture into a new business

“Entrepreneurs tend to bite off a little more than they can chew hoping they’ll quickly learn how to chew it.”

– Roy Ash, co-founder Litton Industries

“Before dreaming about a future or making plans, it is important to articulate what you already have – as entrepreneurs do.”

“All humans are entrepreneurs not because they should start companies but because the will to create is encoded in human DNA.”

– Reid Hoffman, co-founder LinkedIn

“Nobody talks about entrepreneurs as survivors, but that’s exactly who they are and what nurtures their creative thinking. Running my first shop taught me that business is not financial science; it’s about trading: buying and selling.”

– Anita Roddick, founder The Body Shop

“But as an entrepreneur, you always have to feel like you can jump out of an airplane because you are confident that you’ll catch a bird flying by. It’s an act of stupidity, and most entrepreneurs go splay because the bird doesn’t come by, but a few times it does.”

– Reed Hastings, CEO Netflix

“Chase the vision and not the money; the money will end up following you.”

– Tony Hsieh, CEO Zappos

“Openly share and talk to relevant people about your idea. Use their lack of interest or doubt to fuel your motivation to make it happen.”

– Todd Garland, Founder BuySellAds

“If you want to be an entrepreneur, it’s not a job, it’s a lifestyle. It defines you. Forget about vacations and going home by 6 pm – last thing at night you’ll send emails, first thing at dawn you’ll read emails, and you” wake up in the middle of the night. But it’s rewarding as you are fulfilling something on your own.”

-Niklas Zennstrom, founder Skype, and Kazaa

“Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, regardless of how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you’re better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don’t make.”

-Donald Trump

“Design is not only what it looks like and feels like, but also is how it works.”

-Steve Jobs, founder, chairman and CEO Apple.

Since you are just starting off, take it from the experts, First American Merchant gathered all these quotes from successful businesspeople who begun from scratch to inspire and guide you.